Is it illegal to incur large bills for a home, knowing you'll file bankruptcy within days?

Question Details: Person installed pool 5/24 and filed bankruptcy 5/27. Can this be legal?

Asked 6/30/2009 under Bankruptcy | 228 View(s) | More Legal Topics

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Ben Schneider / Schneider & Stone Answered 2 years ago | Contributor

If the person incurred those costs knowing they would file for bankruptcy, they may have comitted fraud before the bankruptcy court.  If you are the creditor, this may mean that you can still collect your debt.

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